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Association for the Integral Development of the Victims of Violence in the Verapaces, Maya Achí (ADIVIMA) – Guatemala

Association for the Integral Development of the Victims of Violence in the Verapaces, Maya Achí (ADIVIMA) – Guatemala

Years: 2004-2008
Peace Fellows Deployed: 5

Mission: The Association is directed by the mission to: seek solutions to social, economic, education and political problems caused by the internal armed conflict of the 1980´s that widows, orphans, survivors, and victims face; facilitate the process of reflection and healing; empower the communities so that they can be influential in governmental and social affairs and in the solutions to their own needs.

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Years: 2015 – Present
Peace Fellows Deployed: 1

Mission: PHF was founded in 1994 by community members in Nablus, a city in the West Bank. Today, PHF is dedicated to serving the needs of children, youth, and their families in Nablus and the surrounding refugee camps. PHF seeks to invest in Palestinian individuals while promoting the ideals of democracy, human rights and love for one another.

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Years: 2009-2012
Peace Fellows Deployed: 4

Mission: The Association for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners (ADAPP) works on the human rights situation facing Iran’s minorities, and in particular, the Azerbaijani Turkic community. Their Mission is to promote cultural and linguistic rights for Iran’s Azerbaijani community and ensure the safety of activists who are imprisoned.

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Years: 2012 – 2013
Peace Fellows Deployed: 2

Mission: The Subornogram Foundation was founded in 2003 by Bangladesh activist Shahed Kayes to work with the marginalized communities that live along the Meghna River in Bangladesh and indigenous people in Bandarban, Chittagong. The Foundation seeks to build a knowledge-based society in Bangladesh and defend the rights of women, children, and marginalized communities. It also promotes environmental awareness, in Bangladesh and across the globe.